Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorsolaterally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dor-so-lat-er-al-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English dorso- English lateral English dorsolateral Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dorsolaterally From dorsolateral + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more dorsolaterally (comparative) most dorsolaterally (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does dorsolaterally mean?
In a dorsolateral direction
Where does dorsolaterally come from?
Etymology tree English dorso- English lateral English dorsolateral Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English dorsolaterally From dorsolateral + -ly.

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